Erik Lenaerts

Empty HTML Help files?

Hi,

I downloaded Microsoft Office Sharepoint Portal Server 2003 Administrator's Guide. However when opening the file, it displays the following:

This happens when you have installed Windows security updates MS05-026 or MS05-001. In fact you need to inform Windows XP that you trust this content.

Simple right click the file and select properties. Then click on the button Unblock.

For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 892675.

- Erik

Enterprise Library for .NET 2.0 CTP released

Hi,

The new release of Enterprise Library is out for .NET 2.0. Although its still the November CTP it seems a promising release. These are the most important changes:

• Enterprise Library now makes use of the .NET 2.0 native System.Configuration instead of the former Configuration Application Block. Although some helper classes remain.
• WMI Instrumentation is off by default and is now configurable.
• You can additionally create dynamically connectionstrings or use the ones from your .NET config files.
• It is now possible to use the Data Access Application Block with any ADO.NET 2.0 managed provider using the GenericDatabase class, even if there is no Enterprise Library Database-derived class designed specifically for that database type.
• The Logging Application Block now makes use of the classes of the System.Diagnostics namespace such as TraceListeners and CorrelationManager .
• The Logging application block dropped the concept of sinks and distribution strategies in favor for listeners.
• The Security Application Block is still there but somewhat stripped because of the native security features in .NET 2.0.

Also check out Tom Hollander's blog for more info.

- Erik